American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, District Council 47 v. City of Philadelphia

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, District Council 47, AFL-CIO (AFSCME) appeals a Philadelphia County Common Pleas Court order which granted the City of Philadelphia’s (City) preliminary objections and dismissed AFSCME’s complaint in equity with prejudice. We affirm.

Lloyd Chambliss, a City Area Youth Worker, was discharged for abandoning his position. AFSCME and the City, pursuant to their collective bargaining agreement, proceeded to binding arbitration to decide his employee grievance. An arbitrator ordered…